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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br />
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Pictured: The coin in its case.<br />
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An extremely rare Queen Victoria coin which is described as the 'finest example' of its type has sold for a record-breaking £1.06million ($1,440,000).<br />
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The 1839 gold 'Victoria Una and the Lion' five pounds coin shows the 20-year-old monarch, who ascended to the throne two years earlier, leading a lion which represents the British Empire.<br />
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The reverse of the coin, of which only 400 were struck, carries a portrait of Victoria's head.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: HeritageAuctions/BNPS

Pictured: The coin in its case.

An extremely rare Queen Victoria coin which is described as the 'finest example' of its type has sold for a record-breaking £1.06million ($1,440,000).

The 1839 gold 'Victoria Una and the Lion' five pounds coin shows the 20-year-old monarch, who ascended to the throne two years earlier, leading a lion which represents the British Empire.

The reverse of the coin, of which only 400 were struck, carries a portrait of Victoria's head.